During, By, Until: Problematic Prepositions of Time

This video explains how to use during, by, until, and some of their preposition friends, with focus on common errors and detailed understanding.

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[@domybarahona8985]

Hello, first and foremost great explanation, although I have a question regarding prepositions by and in. In the next sentence which one fits better. I will have built my house ____ 2030. Could you remove all doubts, couldn't you?

[@JeanietheEnglishTeacher]

Hi, Domy - With the perfect tense, 'by' is a better choice. (However, it is not absolutely incorrect to use 'in'.) 'By' focuses on something happening before or at a time; you are using that future time (of 2030) as a marker point, and saying something (building the house) will be finished then. If you use 'in', I would expect that you are using it because you want to focus on something else that is happening in that year; for example: "In 2030, when I am 50 years old, I will have built a house." By the way, your question at the end shows me that you would really benefit from my class on "Mastering Questions in English"! :) That question is not possible in English, both because the Tag form is incorrect, and also because you are translating a Spanish word directly to English ('doubts') rather than saying it the English way. A common question in that case would be "Could you help me with this?"

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[@domybarahona8985]

Hello, regarding during, can I say during the week? Example sentence : I will tell you more during the weekend.

[@JeanietheEnglishTeacher]

You can say "during the week," but I would say it is used just in certain situations. One of those would be talking about the work week, Monday to Friday: "I get up at 7:00 during the week, but on the weekend I sleep in a bit." Another situation would be to specify a particular week: "During the week of March 10 / During the week between Christmas and New Year's, the store will be closed."

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[@domybarahona8985]

Hi Jeani, in the sentence Every body congrtulated him ___ his new job, which preposition is the correct one, on or for? And why, could you clear this

[@JeanietheEnglishTeacher]

Hi Domy - Your question has to do with verb-preposition combinations. The verb 'congratulate' takes the preposition 'on' before a common noun: Everyone congratulated him on his new job. It is also possible to use 'for' before a gerund: Everyone congratulated him for winning the competition. However, these are not "hard-and-fast" distinctions; that is, sometimes you may hear 'on' being used with a gerund, or 'for' being used with a common noun. If you are not a native speaker and do not know when it sounds okay to do that, then you should stick with the distinctions I explained. These preposition combinations can't really be explained; they are simply word combinations. If you don't have them memorized (and it would be extremely difficult for a non-native speaker to memorize all of them), you need to look in a good learner's dictionary to find the correct combination. Here is the Longman Online Dictionary: www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary

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[@JeanietheEnglishTeacher]

@@Leila0S In my teaching career, I have taught all levels of students. These videos, though, are mainly intended for high intermediate and advanced levels.

[@JeanietheEnglishTeacher]

@@Leila0S Hi Ola - These videos are mostly targeted for high-intermediate and advanced students; some are higher than others. In my teaching life, I've taught all levels, but primarily high intermediate and advanced. My students have been immigrants, refugees, international students, and students abroad. There's not just one specific group that I am targeting; I hope they can be useful to a broad range of students.